THE FOURNIER
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
The Coat of Arms
The crest designed by M.Renaud Brochu,
heraldist
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The Coat of Arms
Shield
Of sinople
green, in the pale, a silver sword with a gold handle and hilt, flanked on the
right and left with gold sheaves of wheat.
In the right
quadrant, a golden fleur de lys (lily) and, in the left quadrant, a silver and
gold fountain with two azure blazes.
At the bottom, a
bread oven with silver doors offset in black
Crest
On a gold
scroll, the surname "FOURNIER"
Motto
On a gold
scroll, "The past inspires the future"
Significance
The green colour
(sinople) signifies springtime, nature, life, enthusiasm, and vigour.
The sheaves of
wheat remind us of the large number of our Fournier ancestors, the cultivators
of New France.
The sword is
associated with all the Fourniers who served in our nationis Militia and Armed
Forces over the years. The hilt, also called the cross, identifies their faith
and their Christian virtues, and reminds us of those who took religious orders.
The fleur de lys
(lily) evokes France, homeland of our Fournier ancestors, the fountain the
source of knowledge and all things noble in our aspirations and accomplishments
The bread oven
is associated with the artisan-baker trade, called fourniers during the Middle
Ages, from which the surname Fournier derives.
The Fournier
Association of America is a non-profit corporation founded on October 26, 1997,
by some fifteen people by the name of Fournier who represent three lines of
Fournier ancestors.
The
Association received its patent letters from the Inspector General of Finance on
February 3, 1998, administrative number 1147416409.
The Fournier
Association of America strives to reunite the descendants of different Fournier
ancestors that have left a trail to the present.
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